Vocabulary
- in on: To be involved in a secret or plan.
- turned out: To arrive for a public event or entertainment
- have to: Must do
- in the world: Used to emphasize a question expressing surprise, confusion, or disbelief.
- drop out: To take no part in a society you disapprove of
- of course: Sure ; Certainly
- put out: To publish, e.g. a book
- be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
- popped out: Went out somewhere quickly and briefly.
- except that: But; with the exception that.
- call in: To ask others for help when in need
- in the middle of: In the central part or point of something.
- found out: To learn or discover something, often after some effort.
- start in: To begin a job or activity.
- to do with: To be about something; concern
- work out
- on the floor: Located on the ground or bottom surface of a room.
- at that time: During a specific point in the past.
- down the road: At a future time; in the future.
- dawn on: If something dawns on you, you realize it for the first time.
- start over: To begin again.
- in love with: Feeling romantic love for someone.
- on to: Toward something; forward
- got to: To arrive at some place
- as with: In the same way that something happens or is true of something else.
- roll on: For time to pass
- in a row: One after another without a break.
- in the face of: When confronted with something difficult or challenging.
- fall away: Slowly lessen your friendship with someone
- drown out: To prevent a sound from being heard by making a louder noise.
- poetic touch: A delicate and artistic skill in expression, reminiscent of poetry.
- made with: Containing a particular ingredient or material.
- for myself: Done for one's own benefit or use.
- entire: Complete or full; with no part left out; whole
- intuition: Natural ability to guess or feel things
- failure: When things go wrong; lack of function
- issue: To make something available to be used or sold
- settle: To make (a child, etc.) feel calm/ready for sleep
- form: Sports team or person's current winning record
- drop: Distance between a higher and a lower level
- generation: Act or process of producing or causing something
- adopt: To legally take a child into your family
- surgery: Medical operation involving cutting into body
- company: Good feeling from being with someone else
- commencement: Time at which something begins
- biological: Being related to life and living things
- personal: Done by or to a particular person; individual
- important: Having power or authority
- diagnosis: Judgments by a doctor about a person's illness
- decide: To make a choice or choose after thinking about it
- garage: Place for keeping a car
- amazing: Surprising in a pleasing way
- connect: To associate a thing with something else
- graduate: Concerning a Masters or Ph.D. university courses
- space: Empty area kept for a specific reason, like a car
- adventurous: Not being afraid of dangerous situations
- college: School or educational institution for adults
- turn: To become (a particular age)
- tumor: Abnormal growth of cells; cancer
- find: To become aware of something that is happening
- future: Time that is to come after the present
- successful: Having the desired effect or result
- remember: To give someone a gift, e.g. birthday, wedding
- trust: To expect confidently
- great: Very good; better than before
- minute: Notes taken at a meeting to record what was said
- start: First time or place that a thing exists; beginning
- farewell: Act of saying goodbye and leaving
- return: To hit something back to the other player or team
- think: To have an idea about something without certainty
- cancer: Any growth caused by abnormal cell division
- calligraphy: Beautiful decorative handwriting of Kanji
- diverge: To move away from, in a different direction
- anew: Doing something again or in a different way
- catalog: Book of items that are available for purchase
- idealistic: Wanting everything to be perfect or good
- baton: Short stick used by a music conductor
- overflow: (Liquid) to flow over the edge of something
- incurable: Being unable or unlikely to change
- hungry: Feeling a need or want to eat food
- pancreatic: Do with the long gland, that is behind the stomach
- serif: Short line at the ends of main strokes of a letter
- lightness: Degree to which something is light in weight
- hitchhike: To travel by getting free rides in cars
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She took a brave step forward, leaving behind her comfort zone to chase her dreams.
Vocabulary
- brave
adj. Having courage
- comfort zone
phr. A familiar situation where one feels safe
Explanation
a brave step is a noun phrase, where brave is an adjective modifying the noun step, meaning "a courageous step".
forward is an adverb modifying step, meaning "ahead".
The whole phrase serves as the object, answering the "what" of took (verb) — she took a brave step forward.
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brave
US/brev/
UK/breɪv/
adj.Brave
v.t.To bravely face
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